I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

Chapter 324: Treatment and Reprimand

After some time, Xu Xingyu and the others returned to the Spirit Pagoda of the Dragon City branch. Upon arriving at the Spirit Pagoda, Xu Xingyu bid farewell to Gu Qiuxi and carried the still unconscious Ma Xiaotao back to his room to prepare for her treatment. [Read, error-free chapter reading]

Gu Qiuxi expressed her understanding. Although emergency treatment had been done before, treatment should be done as soon as possible. At most, the scene of Xu Xingyu carrying Ma Xiaotao on her back had a slightly eerie feeling of Lady Sai.

Back in the room, Xu Xingyu gently placed Ma Xiaotao on the bed and began using light, water, and wood elements to examine Ma Xiaotao's injuries and heal her.

Xu Xingyu himself does not have the ability to control the wood element, but because he previously absorbed the life gold and the life seed given to him by his beloved daughter Buyer, he also has a certain affinity for the power of life.

Therefore, using life force to convert it into a lower-level wood element was not a difficult task for Xu Xingyu.

Of course, Xu Xingyu comprehended this high-intensity elemental conversion and control technique while cultivating in the Primordial World.

After observing for a while, Xu Xingyu found that Ma Xiaotao's injuries were not too serious. Apart from some depletion of soul power, she also had some problems such as backlash and her meridians being forcibly stretched due to excessive use of soul power.

The only potential problem is that if it's not treated quickly, it could leave hidden injuries, and then someone might take advantage of Ma Xiaotao's misfortune in the future.

However, Ma Xiaotao was one of Xu Xingyu's women, and he would never allow her body to have such a hidden danger.

He controlled the light and water elements of heaven and earth to cleanse Ma Xiaotao's body, while the wood element began to repair her meridians. He also used the principle of wood generating fire to stimulate the remaining fire element soul power in Ma Xiaotao's body, helping her soul power to recover more quickly.

About an hour later, Ma Xiaotao woke up from her coma and stretched involuntarily.

For some reason, she felt a long-lost sense of refreshment, a feeling that could only come from doing something very enjoyable.

However, as soon as Ma Xiaotao got up, she found Xu Xingyu looking at her impatiently. The thought of being alone in a room with Xu Xingyu made her want to scream.

But before Ma Xiaotao could react, Xu Xingyu interrupted her, saying, "Putting aside whether the lewd scenarios in your head actually happened, you're one of my girlfriends now, and we've done it together, so what if we did?"

Ma Xiaotao immediately said somewhat awkwardly, "Uh, sorry, it was just a reflex."

Xu Xingyu wasn't angry at this, and simply said calmly, "How are you feeling? Do you still feel any pain anywhere? Although I've already treated you, please let me know if you feel uncomfortable anywhere."

Hearing Xu Xingyu's motherly words, Ma Xiaotao remembered that she had previously fought to a draw with that guy called Qian Gu Tian Zhang before passing out.

So after making a gesture that seemed to show off her muscles, she said briskly, "It's nothing, your treatment was quite effective. I don't feel any discomfort at all, and most of the soul power I had exhausted has been restored. I just need to rest for a few days."

To be honest, Ma Xiaotao was still a little frustrated that she didn't win, but considering that she was fighting a powerful titled Douluo, she could accept the result of a draw.

After all, she was only a Soul Saint of level 70-something. With the help of her Battle Armor and the power of her Vermilion Bird Martial Soul, it would be a miracle if she could fight to a draw with a Title Douluo like Qian Gu Tian Zhang, who possessed the power of a Super Douluo.

This also made Ma Xiaotao truly realize the terrifying power of the Battle Armor, a groundbreaking invention. In her previous sparring with Xu Xingyu, since she wasn't completely overwhelmed or Xu Xingyu was going easy on her, Ma Xiaotao could only feel that her combat power had increased and she could fight against a Title Douluo. However, she actually felt that she was still somewhat different from a Title Douluo.

However, just as Ma Xiaotao was marveling at the immense power of the battle armor, Xu Xingyu's cold voice brought her back to reality.

Xu Xingyu coldly said, "Alright, since you're alright, let's have a proper discussion about your embarrassing performance in the previous competition."

Seeing Xu Xingyu like this, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but shiver. Normally, given her fiery temper, she would definitely refute such a question immediately, but looking at Xu Xingyu's serious expression, she knew that she had probably angered her.

Looking back now, Ma Xiaotao was so excited about being able to fight a Title Douluo-level expert on equal terms that she made some rather foolish decisions.

For example, when fighting against the Ancient Heavenly Warrior, when her alchemy furnace formed from flames was destroyed, she didn't need to engage in close combat with him at all. Instead, she used her best elemental control to kite the Ancient Heavenly Warrior. If she had done that, Ma Xiaotao would at least not have ended up with her soul power exhausted.

There's also the case of unleashing one's strongest soul skill at the last moment, completely forgetting the limitations of their soul skill—it's like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse. The Eternal Heavenly Battle barely meets this condition.

Otherwise, Qian Gu Tianzhan would remain unharmed, while Ma Xiaotao would likely be crippled, and her treatment would not be as easy as it is now.

After carefully reviewing her battle, Ma Xiaotao also realized this. Now that Xu Xingyu had pointed it out, Ma Xiaotao felt that Xu Xingyu's evaluation of her previous battle was correct; it was indeed somewhat embarrassing.

Of course, this was only because the speaker was Xu Xingyu. If it were anyone else (except for her teacher Yan Shaozhe, her senior sister Zhang Lexuan, and other people she respected), even if it was true, she would stubbornly refute it and then unleash her temper.

Xu Xingyu was aware of this aspect of Ma Xiaotao's personality. He had noticed Ma Xiaotao's feelings for him before, but because he didn't particularly like her temper, he tried to maintain their relationship as friends.

However, due to that incident, Xu Xingyu had to temporarily put aside her prejudices and take responsibility for Ma Xiaotao, hoping that through her interactions with Ma Xiaotao, she could gradually wear down her bad temper and spoiled, princess-like willfulness.

Therefore, Xu Xingyu would still speak to her without hesitation when it was time to do so, because he sincerely hoped that Ma Xiaotao could be more mature and not do something irreversible like in the original work before she would restrain herself.

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